2 schools in west Houston placed on temporary lockdown after threat
Officials say two schools on the cityโs westside have been placed on lockdown. According to the school leaders, threats were made Wednesday afternoon to the campus of HISDโs Lamar High School and a private school, Bethany Christian.
Houston Life Recap: Feel the rush of an โAmerican Ninja Warriorโ veteran, music from a 10-year-old fiddler champion, rage through paint, and love that got away found on a reality show
A recap on what happened on Houston Life, July 25, 2022. Today, we have a talented 10-year-old fiddler champion and a couple that found love on a reality series, The One that Got Away. Plus, Lauren Kelly shows a new way of creatively releasing stress and anger.
Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Poll: VYPE Houston 2020 Preseason Defensive Lineman of the Year
The Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Poll of the Week โ VYPE Houston 2020 Preseason Defensive Lineman of the Year Fan Poll is now live! Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is Houston's leading provider of orthopedic services, from sports medicine to joint replacement. Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine offers comprehensive diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services with a high standard of excellence for elite athletes and active adults alike. Houston Methodist serves as the official health care provider for the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, Rice Athletics, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeoโข, Houston Ballet, Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera. Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Poll: VYPE Houston 2020 Preseason Defensive Lineman of the Year Fan Poll (Poll Closes Sun 8/23 at 7pm)
Houston ISDโs Joe Tusa, the trailblazer, dies after a decorated career
In the late 1960s and 1970s, Tusa saw Houston high schools through integration and Title IX. "He wrote me a handwritten letter when I got this job to just congratulate me," HISD AD Andre Walker said. Under his direction, he saw Yates win a state football title in 1985 and Wheatley basketball win three-straight state titles. Sharpstown won a baseball state title in 1982 and Yates girls hoops won state in 1983. Tusa was at the epicenter of HISDโs heyday and laid the foundation for high school sports in Houston and in the Lone Star State.
Bail set at $450,000 for teen accused of luring Lamar HS student to his death
HOUSTON โ The teenage girl accused of luring a Lamar High School student to his death appeared before a judge Monday. Keona Mouton, 17, made her first court appearance weeks after a judge ruled that she would be tried as an adult. According to authorities, Mouton โ who was 16 at the time โ is accused of luring Mack to an apartment complex near Lamar High School, where Mack was shot at least seven times, execution-style. According to prosecutors, Mouton was texting one of the men who is accused of killing Mack. In court Monday, the judge set conditions for Moutonโs bail, which was set at $450,000.
Teen accused of luring Lamar HS student to his death to be tried as adult
HOUSTON โ A teenage girl accused of luring Lamar High School student DeLindsey Mack to his death in 2018, was certified to be tried as an adult by a judge Monday. According to investigators, Mack left the school at lunchtime on Nov. 13, 2018, and walked to a nearby apartment complex with two female classmates. The teenage girl, who was 16 years old at the time, told Mack and the other girl that she had to leave, investigators said. Investigators have said they believe Mackโs death was part of a gang war. KPRC 2 will not make the identity of the teenage girl charged in Mackโs death public unless she is charged as an adult.
Judge weighs whether to charge girl as adult in 2018 slaying of Lamar High School student
HOUSTON โ A judge will decide whether a teenage girl will be tried as an adult in connection with the slaying of Lamar High School student DeLindsey Mack, according to investigators. The teenage girl now charged in his death told Mack and the other girl that she had to leave, investigators said. Along with the Lamar High Schol student and Johnson, Daveโon Thomas is also a suspect charged in connection with the case. They mentioned that the juvenile female suspect was smart, more mature than the average person in detention and manipulative. KPRC 2 will not make the identity of the teenage girl charged in Mackโs death public unless she is charged as an adult.
Lamar High School student rushed to hospital after passing out in class from possible vaporizing overdose
HOUSTON โ The Houston Fire Department said it rushed a Lamar High School student to the hospital on Thursday after she passed out in class from what the department is calling an overdose due to vaporizing. The unidentified student was rushed to Texas Childrenโs Hospital around 3 p.m. after her entire classroom witnessed her pass out. โA student at Lamar High School was transported to a local hospital as a precautionary measure after they reported feeling ill. The health, wellness and safety of our students is always our top priority.โBut Lamar students interviewed by KRPC said that vaping often seen in the bathrooms. โI donโt know why but they do it,โ said Lamar student Ashley White.
From the Bayou City to the Super Bowl: Brandon LaFell's wife talks with KPRC
HOUSTON โ Brandon LaFell's roots begin in the Bayou City. He graduated from Lamar High School -- that is where he met the woman who would become his wife. "You know, junior year we started talking," said Kristen LaFell, Brandon's wife. In his first year in New England, LaFell has a chance to win a Super Bowl. "I think he looks at it as 'I've got to get here and I've got to show out.